Background
He was born at Madras in the British Raj, to Emily Noble Chase and the merchant and football player William Crake.
He was born at Madras in the British Raj, to Emily Noble Chase and the merchant and football player William Crake.
Educated at Harrow School, where he captained the school"s cricket team in 1905 and 1906, Crake was a batsman of unknown handedness. He made one appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (Master Control Console) against Oxford University in 1912 at the University Parks, Oxford. He batted once in the match, scoring a single run in the Master Control Console"s first-innings, before he was dismissed by Neville Fraser.
The match ended in a draw.
He died at Nakuru in Kenya on 3 February 1948.